Chemicals and Drugs

Protein-Arginine Deiminases

A family of ENZYMES that, in the presence of calcium ion, converts ARGININE to CITRULLINE in proteins. There are five PAD isotypes in mammals. In humans: they include PAD1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. They are encoded by five paralogous genes named PADI and clustered on human chromosome 1.

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A family of ENZYMES that, in the presence of calcium ion, converts ARGININE to CITRULLINE in proteins. There are five PAD isotypes in mammals. In humans: they include PAD1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. They are encoded by five paralogous genes named PADI and clustered on human chromosome 1.

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  • Peptidylarginine Deiminase
  • Peptidylarginine Deiminases
  • Protein-Arginine Deiminase
  • Protein-L-Arginine Iminohydrolase
  • Protein-L-Arginine Iminohydrolases
  • Deiminase, Peptidylarginine
  • Deiminase, Protein-Arginine
  • Deiminases, Peptidylarginine
  • Deiminases, Protein-Arginine
  • Iminohydrolase, Protein-L-Arginine
  • Iminohydrolases, Protein-L-Arginine
  • Protein Arginine Deiminase
  • Protein Arginine Deiminases
  • Protein L Arginine Iminohydrolase
  • Protein L Arginine Iminohydrolases

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2018 (1987)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Protein-Arginine Deiminases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076342. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076342
  2. Protein-Arginine Deiminases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein-arginine_deiminase
  3. Protein-Arginine Deiminases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7251412